The 2024 K League 2, also known as the Hana 1Q K League 2 for sponsorship reasons, is the 12th season of the second division of professional football in South Korea since its establishment in 2013 as the K League Challenge and the seventh season under its current name, the K League 2.

Hana 1Q
K League 2 2024
Season2024
Dates1 March – 9 November 2024
(regular season)
20 November - 1 December 2024
(promotion play-offs)
Matches played222
Goals scored580 (2.61 per match)
Top goalscorerBrazil Bruno Rodrigues Mota
(Cheonan City FC)
(13 goals)
Highest attendance14,866
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0-0 Chungbuk Cheongju
(20 July 2024)
Lowest attendance384
Ansan Greeners 0-3 Seoul E-Land
(11 May 2024)
Average attendance3,712
2023
2025

Teams

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Team changes

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As the 2023 K League 2 champions, Gimcheon Sangmu were promoted to the 2024 K League 1. Suwon Samsung Bluewings were relegated to the K League 2 for the first time in the club's history.[1]

  Promoted from K League 2   Relegated to K League 2
Locations of the 2024 K League 2 teams in Seoul metro area

Locations

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The following thirteen teams are participating in the 2024 K League 2.[2]

Team City/Province Abbreviation
Ansan Greeners Ansan Ansan
FC Anyang Anyang Anyang
Bucheon FC 1995 Bucheon Bucheon
Busan IPark Busan Busan
Cheonan City Cheonan Cheonan
Chungbuk Cheongju Cheongju Chungbuk Cheongju
Chungnam Asan Asan Chungnam Asan
Gimpo FC Gimpo Gimpo
Gyeongnam FC Gyeongnam Gyeongnam
Jeonnam Dragons Jeonnam Jeonnam
Seongnam FC Seongnam Seongnam
Seoul E-Land Seoul Seoul E
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Suwon Suwon

Stadiums

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Ansan Greeners FC Anyang Bucheon FC 1995
Ansan Wa~ Stadium Anyang Stadium Bucheon Stadium
Capacity: 35,000 Capacity: 17,143 Capacity: 34,456
     
Busan IPark Cheonan City
Busan Asiad Main Stadium (until June 2024) Busan Gudeok Stadium (from July 2024) Cheonan Stadium
Capacity: 53,769 Capacity: 12,349 Capacity: 26,000
 
 
 
Chungbuk Cheongju Chungnam Asan Gimpo FC
Cheongju Stadium Yi Sun-sin Stadium Gimpo Solteo Football Stadium
Capacity: 16,280 Capacity: 19,283 Capacity: 5,000
 
Gyeongnam FC Jeonnam Dragons Seongnam FC
Changwon Football Center Gwangyang Stadium Tancheon Stadium
Capacity: 15,074 Capacity: 13,496 Capacity: 16,146
     
Seoul E-Land Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Mokdong Stadium Suwon World Cup Stadium (until June 2024) Yongin Mireu Stadium (July to December 2024)
Capacity: 15,511 Capacity: 44,031 Capacity: 37,155
   

Personnel and sponsoring

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Team Manager Main sponsor Kit manufacturer
Ansan Greeners   Lee Kwan-woo Government of Ansan Applerind
FC Anyang   Ryu Byeong-hoon Osang Healthcare V-EXX
Bucheon FC 1995   Lee Young-min Government of Bucheon Kelme
Busan IPark   Jo Sung-hwan HDC Hyundai Development Company Puma
Cheonan City   Kim Tae-wan Government of Cheonan Puma
Chungbuk Cheongju Applerind
Chungnam Asan   Kim Hyun-seok Haeyu Construction Mizuno
Gimpo FC   Ko Jeong-woon Government of Gimpo Sunderland of Scotland
Gyeongnam FC Nonghyup Bank Hummel
Jeonnam Dragons   Lee Jang-kwan POSCO Puma
Seongnam FC   Jeon Kyung-jun Government of Seongnam Umbro
Seoul E-Land   Kim Do-kyun NC Department Store New Balance
Suwon Samsung Bluewings   Byun Sung-hwan Samsung Galaxy S24 Puma

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Replaced by Date of appointment
Cheonan City   Park Nam-yeol Sacked 29 November 2023 [3] Pre-season   Kim Tae-wan 18 December 2023
FC Anyang   Lee Woo-hyung Stepped Down 6 December 2023 Pre-season   Ryu Beong-hoon 7 December 2023
Gyeongnam FC   Seol Ki-hyeon Contract Expired 30 November 2023 Pre-season   Park Dong-hyuk 5 December 2023
Chungnam Asan FC   Park Dong-hyuk Signed by Gyeongnam FC 4 December 2023 Pre-season   Kim Hyun-seok 1 January 2024
Seoul E-Land   Park Choong-kyun End of Contract 13 December 2023 Pre-season   Kim Do-kyun 14 December 2023
Seongnam FC   Lee Ki-hyung Sacked 20 March 2024 13th   Choi Chul-woo 21 May 2024
Busan IPark   Park Jin-sub Resigned 8 July 2024 9th   Jo Sung-hwan 14 July 2024
Ansan Greeners   Lim Kwan-sik Resigned 10 July 2024 13th   Lee Kwan-woo 11 August 2024
Seongnam FC   Choi Chul-woo Mutual Termination 6 August 2024 12th   Jeon Kyung-jun 11 September 2024
Gyeongnam FC   Park Dong-hyuk Terminated 9 September 2024 13th
Chungbuk Cheongju   Choi Yun-kyum Resigned 2 October 2024 10th

Foreign players

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Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC Player ASEAN Player Former players
Ansan Greeners
FC Anyang   Matheus Oliveira   Nicolas Careca   Yago   Teppei Yachida   Danrlei
Bucheon FC 1995   Nilson   Rodrigo Bassani   Jucie Lupeta   Kazuki Takahashi
Busan IPark   Bruno Lamas   Fessin   Peniel Mlapa   Yuhei Sato   Ricardo Lopes
  An Byong-jun
  Mukhammadali Alikulov
Cheonan City   Bruno Mota   Aboubacar Toungara   Erikys
  Paulinho
Chungbuk Cheongju   Tales   Venício   Sadam Sulley   Paulinho
  Nathan Oduwa
  Hidetoshi Miyuki
Chungnam Asan   Denisson Silva   Juninho Rocha   Josepablo Monreal   Anderson
  Kainã
Gimpo FC   Bruno Paraíba   Luis Mina   Leonard Pllana   Connor Chapman
Gyeongnam FC   Felipe Fonseca   Felipe Saraiva   Bachana Arabuli   Lachlan Wales   Hélio Borges
  Rodrigo Rivas
  Zurab Museliani
  Yukiya Sugita
Jeonnam Dragons   Bruninho   Valdívia   Euloge Placca   Mukhammadali Alikulov   Jhon Montaño
  Yuhei Sato
Seongnam FC   Leonardo Acevedo   Christy Manzinga   Toni Gomes   Ikromjon Alibaev   Gabriel Honório
Seoul E-Land   Bruno Silva   Jhon Montaño   Osmar   Kazuki Kozuka   Peter Makrillos
  Eduvie Ikoba
Suwon Samsung Bluewings   Paulinho   Sebastian Mailat   Fejsal Mulić   Peter Makrillos   Maxwell Acosty
  Kazuki Kozuka
  Aboubacar Toungara

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 FC Anyang 34 18 7 9 49 34 +15 61 Promotion to K League 1
2 Chungnam Asan 35 16 9 10 56 43 +13 57 Qualification for promotion play-offs final round
3 Seoul E-Land 34 16 7 11 59 41 +18 55 Qualification for promotion play-offs second round
4 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 35 14 11 10 44 34 +10 53 Qualification for promotion play-offs first round
5 Jeonnam Dragons 34 14 9 11 54 50 +4 51
6 Busan IPark 34 14 8 12 49 42 +7 50
7 Gimpo FC 34 13 11 10 41 40 +1 50
8 Bucheon FC 1995 34 12 12 10 43 42 +1 48
9 Cheonan City 34 11 10 13 46 53 −7 43
10 Chungbuk Cheongju 34 8 16 10 31 35 −4 40
11 Ansan Greeners 34 9 9 16 33 45 −12 36
12 Gyeongnam FC 34 6 14 14 43 57 −14 32
13 Seongnam FC 34 5 9 20 32 64 −32 24
Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2024. Source: K League Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference; 4) Wins; 5) Head-to-head points

Positions by matchday

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  Leaders, promotion to K League 1
  Qualification for promotion play-offs final round
  Qualification for promotion play-offs second round
  Qualification for promotion play-offs first round

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637
FC Anyang3462111221111111111111111111111111111
Chungnam Asan71051455688589797754334333455443322222
Seoul E-Land1125467755335433345653444343322244333
Suwon Samsung Bluewings4738322112224686666566555534564676664
Jeonnam Dragons11386243569642222222222222222235755445
Busan IPark137107834333453575589999766766656433556
Gimpo FC10131213121213107101166344433445679878788888777
Bucheon FC 199591173688910710107858898877887987877567888
Cheonan City25499111113131312121211101011101010101010101010101010109999999
Chungbuk Cheongju62147764447789699777889986999910101010101010
Ansan Greeners74911131010121112131313131313131313131313131313121213111111111111111111
Gyeongnam FC48111211131289691111101112121212121111111111111112121212121212121212
Seongnam FC1212131010991112118910121211101111111212121212131311131313131313131313
Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2024. Source: K League

Results

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Home \ Away ASG AYG BCN BSI CNC CBCJ CNAS GIM GNM JND SNM SUE SSB ASG AYG BCN BSI CNC CBCJ CNAS GIM GNM JND SNM SUE SSB
Ansan Greeners 3–2 2–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–1 0–3 0–1 1–0 0–5 3–2 1–1 9 Nov 0–0
FC Anyang 1–0 3–0 0–2 3–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–3 2–0 2–1 1–3 2–1 4–1 1–1 0–1 9 Nov 1–1
Bucheon FC 1995 0–0 1–2 1–3 1–3 0–4 3–0 1–0 2–0 3–4 1–1 1–0 0–3 2 Nov 0–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–1
Busan IPark 2–1 3–4 2–2 2–3 0–2 2–3 0–1 2–1 0–1 2–2 0–3 1–1 9 Nov 0–1 0–0 1–1 3–1 0–0
Cheonan City 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–4 1–2 0–1 1–2 2–2 1–0 0–0 0–4 1–2 2–3 1–1 2 Nov 1–0 3–1 0–3
Chungbuk Cheongju 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–3 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–3 0–1 0–2 9 Nov 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–2
Chungnam Asan 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 4–1 1–2 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–1 2–0 3–0 2–1
Gimpo FC 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–3 2–2 1–2 2–1 2–5 1–1 1–0 1–2 9 Nov 3–0 4–3 0–0
Gyeongnam FC 2–0 0–0 2–2 1–4 3–3 1–1 1–2 1–3 2–4 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–4 0–0 1–1 5–1 3 Nov 1–1
Jeonnam Dragons 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–3 1–0 1–1 3–2 4–0 1–3 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 0–2 3 Nov 0–0
Seongnam FC 1–3 3–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–2 0–4 2–1 1–4 1–2 2–2 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–3 3 Nov 0–1 1–2
Seoul E-Land 0–3 1–2 1–1 2–1 3–4 1–1 5–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 3–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 0–2 9 Nov 1–0 2–0
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 5–1 3–0 1–3 3 Nov 1–0 0–1 1–2 2–1 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2024. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion play-offs

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The fourth and fifth-placed teams in the league play against each other in a one-legged tie, played at the home stadium of the fourth-placed team. The winners of this match play against the third-placed team in the second round of the K League 2 play-offs. The winners of the second round, and the league runners-up, play against the tenth and eleventh-placed teams of the K League 1, respectively, in the promotion play-offs. Each of the promotion play-offs is a two-legged tie, with the winners securing the final spots in K League 1 for the 2025 season.[4]

Bracket

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First round Second round Final 1
           
3 3rd place of K League 2
Winner of First round
4 4th place of K League 2
5 5th place of K League 2
Winner of Second round
10th place of K League 1
Final 2
2nd place of K League 2
11th place of K League 1

First round

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4th place of 2024 K League 2v5th place of 2024 K League 2
Home stadium of the 4th place of 2024 K League 2

Second round

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3rd place of 2024 K League 2vWinner of First round
Home stadium of the 3rd place of 2024 K League 2

Final round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Winner of Second round agg. 10th place of K League 1 28 Nov 1 Dec
2nd place of K League 2 agg. 11th place of K League 1 28 Nov 1 Dec
Winner of Second roundv10th place of K League 1
Home stadium of the winner of Second round
10th place of K League 1vWinner of Second round
Home stadium of the 10th place of K League 1
2nd place of K League 2v11th place of K League 1
Home stadium of the 2nd place of K League 2
11th place of K League 1v2nd place of K League 2
Home stadium of the 11th place of K League 1

Statistics

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Top goalscorers

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Rank Player[5] Team Goals
1   Luis Mina Gimpo FC 14
  Bruno Mota Cheonan City
3   Leonardo Acevedo Seongnam FC 12
4   Kim Jong-min Jeonnam Dragons 11
  Rodrigo Bassani Bucheon FC 1995
6   Bruno Silva Seoul E-Land 10
  Paulinho Cheonan City
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
  Valdívia Jeonnam Dragons
  Fejsal Mulić Suwon Samsung Bluewings
  Juninho Rocha Chungnam Asan

Top assist providers

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Rank Player[5] Team Assists
1   Matheus FC Anyang 11
2   Juninho Rocha Chungnam Asan 8
3   Park Min-seo Seoul E-Land 7
  Rodrigo Bassani Bucheon FC 1995
  Kim Myung-soon Chungbuk Cheongju
  Bruno Lamas Busan IPark
7   Jhon Montaño Jeonnam Dragons
Seoul E-Land
6
  Kim Seung-ho Chungnam Asan
  Yago FC Anyang
10 13 Players 5

Awards

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Weekly awards

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Attendance

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Attendants who entered with free ticket were not counted.

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 171,211 14,866 4,429 10,071 −14.6%
2 FC Anyang 81,050 12,323 2,231 4,768 +57.5%
3 Jeonnam Dragons 66,121 7,295 1,042 3,890 +87.7%
4 Seoul E-Land 64,180 9,123 1,537 3,775 +4.4%
5 Gyeongnam FC 63,043 7,649 1,933 3,708 +12.0%
6 Bucheon FC 1995 60,577 8,604 1,602 3,563 +19.4%
7 Chungbuk Cheongju 54,897 10,635 1,060 3,229 +28.6%
8 Busan IPark 51,532 7,191 1,350 3,031 −15.5%
9 Seongnam FC 51,494 8,252 914 3,029 +44.4%
10 Gimpo FC 47,862 7,068 1,274 2,550 +17.9%
11 Chungnam Asan 44,769 10,022 1,034 2,487 +12.3%
12 Cheonan City 37,106 10,432 550 2,183 +88.7%
13 Ansan Greeners 30,062 8,264 384 1,768 +50.3%
League total 823,908 14,866 384 3,711 +55.1%

Source: K League
Notes:
Team played previous season in K League 1.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ulsan repeat as champions, Suwon Samsung suffer relegation in K League for 1st time". The Korea Times. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ "기록" [Record]. K League. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  3. ^ 심경 전한 천안시티 박남열 감독, "박경훈 씨 도덕적 문제 있어. 후배에게 모범적 행동했어야" - 베스트일레븐
  4. ^ "하나원큐 K리그2 2024 대회요강" [Hana 1Q K League 2 2024 Tournament Summary]. K League. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b "K LEAGUE / Record".
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